10/09/2011

Once Upon A Time

Bennett School For Girls
Millbrook, NY
October 2011


Several years ago, we were poking around upstate, aimlessly meandering on back roads, and found this crumbling building. At that time, we were able to get fairly close to it - now it's heavily chainlinked, and there are condos right up against the property line. The building is visible from a state road, but in order to get close enough for a decent photo, we went off-roading in the Mini.

Now known as the Bennett School, it was built as a hotel, and then turned into a women's college. It finally went out of business in the late 70s, and has been crumbling ever since. According to Wikipedia, and other sources, it's about to be demolished. The Urban Exploration Resource has lots more photos, including ones of the interior.

It's haunting me.

3 comments:

Neil Kramer said...

That's too bad it is being demolished.  It looks like it was once a very cool building.  

magpie said...

so cool. so sad. it's totally beyond repair now...

alejna said...

I can see why that place would stay with you. It looks fascinating.